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Revelations in Black is a collection of fantasy and horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

short stories

Short Stories

Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...

by author Carl Jacobi

Carl Richard Jacobi

Carl Richard Jacobi was an American author. He wrote short stories in the horror, fantasy, science fiction and crime genres for the pulp magazine market.-Biography:...

. It was released in 1947

1947 in literature

The year 1947 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Diary of Anne Frank is published for the first time.*Jack Kerouac makes the journey which he will later chronicle in his book On the Road....

and was the author's first book. It was published by Arkham House

Arkham House

Arkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House...

with an edition of 3,082 copies.

Most of the stories were published originally in the magazines Weird Tales
Weird Tales
Weird Tales is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine first published in March 1923. It ceased its original run in September 1954, after 279 issues, but has since been revived. The magazine was set up in Chicago by J. C. Henneberger, an ex-journalist with a taste for the macabre....

and Startling Stories
Startling Stories
Startling Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories, Standard's other science fiction title. Startling ran a lead novel in every issue;...

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Revelations in Black features the following tales:

"Revelations in Black"
"Phantom Brass"
"The Cane"
"The Coach on the Ring"
"The Kite"
"Canal"
"The Satanic Piano"
"The Last Drive"
"The Spectral Pistol"
"Sagasta's Last"
"The Tomb from Beyond"
"The Digging at Pistol Key"
"Moss Island"
"Carnaby's Fish"
"The King and the Knave"
"Cosmic Teletype"
"A Pair of Swords"
"A Study in Darkness"
"Mive"
"Writing on the Wall"
"The Face in the Wind"

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